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Phytobdella catenifera is a large (5-cm long) terrestrial leech found in Peninsular Malaysia. [1] John Percy Moore [ 2 ] chose this species’ epithet ‘ catenifera ’ after the striking chain-striped pattern on the creature's back (Latin catena = chain).
Hirudiculture is the culture, or farming, of leeches in both natural and artificial environments. This practice drew the attention of Parisian savants and members of the French Société Zoologique d'Acclimitation in the mid-to-late 19th century as a part of a larger interest in the culture of fish and oysters. [1]
Rubber Tree Farm, Malaysia A rubber dealer association office in Pontian Kechil, Johor. Malaysia was formerly responsible for one third of the world's rubber exports. [2] However, production has decreased because most states. Between 2001 and 2008, production value rose, hitting 11.24 billion dollars.
The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries.FAMA's responsibility is to improve the marketing of agro food products such as vegetables, fruits and agro-based industry products.
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Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Organic farming – form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control. Pig farming – Poultry farming; Sericulture – silk farming, the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
In agriculture, leaching is the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. Soil structure, crop planting, type and application rates of fertilizers, and other factors are taken into account to avoid excessive nutrient loss.
Hirudo is a genus of leeches of the family Hirudinidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [2] The two well-accepted species within the genus are: [3] Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758; Hirudo nipponia Whitman, 1886